Rights of Human Beings
Rights of Human Beings: Islam guides man with regard to his dealings with other members of the society. It lays emphasis upon justice, trust, respect for life and property, patience, truthfulness and forgiveness.
The Holy Prophet(sal lal la ho alai he wasalam) said: “The creation is the family of Allah, so the dearest of creations to Allah is he who is best to his family. “And also: “He who is not affectionate to Allah’s creatures, Allah will not be affectionate to him.”
Allah has stressed upon us to protect the rights of human beings. These include parents, neighbours, relatives, guests and the sick people.
Rights of Relatives
Next to the parents, Islam lays the greatest stress upon the rights of relatives. The Holy Quran commands us to do good and show kindness to our relatives and the command to do so comes immediately after the command to do good to our parents. The Quran says:
“Worship none but Allah and treat with kindness your parents and kindred…” (2:83)
The Holy Prophet(sal lal la ho alai he wasalam) is reported to have said:
“Giving of alms to relatives has two rewards: One is the reward of alms and the other is the reward of helping relatives.
And: “A person who does not respect the rights of relatives will not enter paradise.
He also said: “One who breaks off his relations with his relatives shall not enter paradise.”
